BEER DART BBQ KS
Rating
1504
peak 1511
Contests
17
in the data
First seen
2019-05-31
latest 2025-06-13
Best ToY finish
#422
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
3
10 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 17 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
681.96 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 674.52 (+7.44)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±11.56
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.19 · weakest Brisket (166.45)
Road miles
1897
mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 118 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
ROCK N BLUES BBQ has finished one call ahead of BEER DART BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 15 of their 15 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SMOKIN' CARR BBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
📅 A October team
Something about October: average finish in the top 45% across 3 contests, versus top 53% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 17 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 162.2744 | 172.19 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 175.4400 | 159.9428 | 166.96 | top 57% |
| Pork | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 178.2972 | 150.8112 | 168.92 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176.0000 | 157.6572 | 166.45 | top 60% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 44% |
| Medium (20–39) | 14 | 0 | top 52% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 70% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (17 of 17 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (17 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 674.52
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 690.8112 | 686.21 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 680.4456 | 680.45 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 689.0744 | 676.46 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 679.3832 | 666.38 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 692.5260 | 678.96 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 678.1712 | 665.23 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-13 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 18 / 36 (681.6112) | 5 (174.8800) | 26 (165.0972) | 16 (171.9656) | 20 (169.6684) |
| 2025-06-06 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 7 / 29 (690.8112) | 20 (168.5484) | 6 (174.8572) | 3 (176.5600) | 15 (170.8456) |
| 2024-06-07 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 24 / 43 (680.4456) | 22 (170.8344) | 13 (171.9772) | 20 (172.5484) | 31 (165.0856) |
| 2023-10-13 | Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS | 9 / 39 (689.0744) | 1 (178.8572) | 24 (167.9772) | 11 (171.4172) | 14 (170.8228) |
| 2023-09-01 | Smoke on the River Burlington, KS | 18 / 20 (667.8632) | 3 (176.5716) | 18 (161.6688) | 13 (167.9656) | 18 (161.6572) |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Mayetta, KS | 76 / 90 (667.8744) | 51 (170.8344) | 82 (160.5028) | 72 (166.8228) | 46 (169.7144) |
| 2023-06-30 | Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition Topeka, KS | 20 / 33 (682.1828) | 2 (180.0000) | 27 (163.9544) | 20 (169.7028) | 23 (168.5256) |
| 2023-06-09 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 17 / 32 (675.2912) | 1 (177.7028) | 24 (162.2400) | 11 (172.5600) | 24 (162.7884) |
| 2022-10-14 | Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS | 19 / 28 (654.7084) | 11 (171.4400) | 21 (159.9428) | 27 (155.9428) | 13 (167.3828) |
| 2022-06-10 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 17 / 29 (665.0512) | 13 (172.5600) | 23 (162.2628) | 16 (165.6800) | 15 (164.5484) |
| 2022-06-03 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 8 / 25 (679.3832) | 13 (167.4516) | 15 (166.2516) | 7 (169.6800) | 2 (176.0000) |
| 2021-10-15 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 7 / 16 (692.5260) | 2 (177.7144) | 7 (171.9772) | 3 (178.2972) | 15 (164.5372) |
| 2021-06-11 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 13 / 28 (682.1828) | 23 (166.2400) | 6 (174.8572) | 12 (171.4056) | 16 (169.6800) |
| 2021-06-04 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 18 / 28 (662.1828) | 13 (169.7028) | 25 (163.3944) | 15 (167.9656) | 23 (161.1200) |
| 2019-09-20 | Little Apple Classic Car & BBQ Cook Off Manhattan, KS | 9 / 24 (678.1712) | 11 (169.1200) | 5 (171.4172) | 10 (170.2628) | 9 (167.3712) |
| 2019-06-07 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 19 / 39 (661.0632) | 24 (162.2744) | 18 (164.5488) | 3 (172.0000) | 20 (162.2400) |
| 2019-05-31 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 19 / 29 (656.4684) | 8 (172.5600) | 1 (175.4400) | 27 (150.8112) | 24 (157.6572) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1025 (95 pts) | #799 (185 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1037 (105 pts) | #1094 (85 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1157 (65 pts) | #1190 (75 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) | #1123 (85 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #422 (465 pts) | #174 (1105 pts) | #647 (325 pts) | #420 (505 pts) | #506 (385 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1491 (128 pts) | #1720 (118 pts) | #1530 (138 pts) | #1406 (173 pts) | #1572 (123 pts) |